Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Greece

Greece: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 2.18 million in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
2.18 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.19 million
in 2005
All-time low
2.00 million
in 1999
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Greece, 1998–2012

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200520121998: 2.0M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.1M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.2M2006: 2.2M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.2M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.2M2012: 2.2M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Greece recorded 2.18 million for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in 2012.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Greece peaked at 2.19 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 1999.

That places Greece 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.02 million 2.00 million 2.05 million 2
2000s 2.13 million 2.03 million 2.19 million 10
2010s 2.18 million 2.18 million 2.18 million 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 9 Belgium 2.94 million compare
  2. 10 Sweden 2.48 million compare
  3. 11 Portugal 2.24 million compare
  4. 13 Czechia 2.14 million compare
  5. 14 Hungary 2.10 million compare
  6. 15 Austria 1.73 million compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

More education data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Greece?
Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Greece was 2.18 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2005.
What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 1999.
How does Greece rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
Greece ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 523 data points, 1998–2012
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